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April 1, 2023 | Infrastructure

ONCF’s high-speed ambitions take centre stage

Around 1500 delegates from 48 countries gathered in Marrakech for the International Union of Railways’ (UIC) 11th High Speed Rail World Congress on March 7-10. Kevin Smith was among them.

March 23, 2023 | High-speed

Enhancing high-speed train aerodynamics

The aerodynamic forces generated by trains travelling at high speed can result in car body vibration, snow build-up on bogies and flying ballast, as well as pressure waves in tunnels. Sanetoshi Saito* describes recent research in this field at Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute.

March 15, 2023 | High-speed

Europe needs a high-speed masterplan

A study commissioned by Europe’s Rail, CER, AllRail and Unife says a masterplan is needed for high-speed rail in the European Union if it is to achieve its potential to become the dominant mode of long-distance transport. Robert Preston reports.

February 23, 2023 | Technology

Enhanced BIM boosts project management

Siemens Mobility has developed a data integration platform that will provide all the information needed to plan, build and maintain the 2000km Egyptian high-speed network. Selim Köklü, Fabian Skalski and Mehmet Kara* explain how enhanced Building Information Modelling (BIM) is improving rail project management.

December 7, 2022 | Passenger

Iryo starts Spanish high-speed revolution

November 25 saw Iryo start operation on the Madrid - Barcelona route. CEO Simone Gorini told Robert Preston how the new entrant aims to revolutionise the high-speed rail market in Spain by offering passengers a unique travel experience.

November 22, 2022 | High-speed

Alstom sets course for new Horizon

Developed at a cost of €340m, the Avelia Horizon will form the next generation of high-speed rolling stock in France. Robert Preston reports on how manufacturer Alstom has worked to reduce the total cost of ownership for operators while improving passenger comfort and environmental performance.

June 14, 2022 | Infrastructure

Cost of planning first Czech high-speed line rises

Changes requested by SŽ will increase planning costs for VRT Polabí high-speed line.

May 4, 2022 | Fleet

Modifications required for class 80X fleet to combat cracking

Cracks discovered in Britain’s Hitachi-built inter-city fleet in May 2021 prompted a review by the Office of Rail and Road into what happened. As Richard Clinnick reports, a long-term repair programme will now commence to rectify the issue.

March 11, 2022 | High-speed

ICE testing begins on new German high-speed line

Test operation will eventually reach 275km/h.

February 9, 2022 | Infrastructure

Testing to begin on Ulm - Wendlingen high-speed line

Commercial high-speed services are due to start this December.

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